auger

views updated May 08 2018

auger Tool used primarily for soil sampling, but also for sampling peat and other unconsolidated sediments. The simplest and most universal form has a screw head to bore the soil or sediment. Alternative auger heads are available for more specialized needs. Standard augers sample to one metre depth, but extension rods can be attached enabling sampling at deeper levels.

auger

views updated May 29 2018

auger carpenter's boring-tool. OE. nafogār, f. nafu NAVE1 + gār borer, etc. (cf. GORE2); corr. to OS. nabugēr, ON. nafarr. Forms showing loss of initial n (cf. ADDER) occur XV.

auger

views updated May 18 2018

au·ger / ˈôgər/ • n. a tool with a helical bit for boring holes in wood. ∎  a similar larger tool for boring holes in the ground.

auger

views updated May 11 2018

auger A tool used primarily for soil sampling, but also for sampling peats and other unconsolidated sediments. The simplest and most universal form has a screw head to bore the soil or sediment. Alternative auger heads are available for more specialized needs. Standard augers sample to one metre depth, but extension rods can be attached, enabling sampling at deeper levels. (See illustration.)

auger

views updated May 18 2018

auger A tool used primarily for soil sampling, but also for sampling peats and other unconsolidated sediments. The simplest and most universal form has a screw head to bore the soil or sediment. Alternative auger heads are available for more specialized needs. Standard augers sample to one metre depth, but extension rods can be attached enabling sampling at deeper levels.